"*The safety of our audience and workforce is paramount to us as we navigate this challenging time. We, therefore, regret to announce that as of this evening all SOLT and UK Theatre member venues will close this evening (including tonight's performances) in light of the most recent official government advice. They will remain closed until further notice and will re-open as soon as possible, following government recommendations.*
*If you have bought tickets to a show that has been cancelled, then you are entitled to a refund and your ticket provider will be in touch. Please bear with us during this time. *
*The magic of theatre lies in its live performances and it is not something that can be experienced in the same way remotely. Its ability to lift people and entertain people even in times of difficulty is unparalleled and so we are extremely grateful to all of our audiences, who have continued to support us for as long as they can. We can't wait to welcome our audiences back into the UK's theatres as soon as possible. *
*We would like to commend the dedicated hard work from everyone in theatres across London and the UK over the last few weeks to continue to entertain and delight people for as long as they safely could. There are over 290,000 individuals working in the theatre industry across the UK, and the closure of theatres and public venues will have a devastating impact. *
*At this time, we must come together to support each other. Theatre as an industry relies on its audiences entirely to exist. We will rely on you now more than ever. *
*Many theatres that have been forced to cancel performances are charitable enterprises and have reached out to their audiences and asked for their support by donating their tickets. While ticketholders are all entitled to a refund for cancelled performances, the financial toll that refunding these tickets will have on small, charitably funded theatres is vast. We urge anyone who can afford to donate the cost of their ticket to show their support for our industry by doing so.*
*If you're looking for ways to show your support to the theatre industry and all its hardworking professionals, please consider purchasing Theatre Tokens, which you can use once our theatres are back up and running. These can be used at over 260 venues across the country and have no expiration date.*
*Theatre fans and patrons are the lifeblood of our creative industry and we simply could not open our doors without you. We're extremely grateful for all the messages of support we have received so far, and we look forward to welcoming you back to come and support our theatres when they re-open.*
*We will remain in contact over the coming weeks and keep everyone up-to-date as the situation changes. In order to stay informed, safe and healthy, current NHS advice can be found here.*
*During this period, we as an industry want to play our part in supporting everyone in our communities and will also continue to look for ways to entertain and uplift people across the country, so please follow our social channels and stay in touch.*"
### Change of Operations: What UK venues have closed due to coronavirus?
**King's Head Theatre** – closed until 11 April 2020. *Iolanthe *cancelled. Asking ticketholders to donate the cost of their tickets back to the venue.
[**Sadler's Wells**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/72/sadlers-wells.aspx) – full closure for the next 12 weeks. Sadler's Wells Theatre, Peacock Theatre, and Lilian Baylis Studios planned to reopen on 9 June 2020. Asking for donations to support commission artist and help deliver future programmes.
**The Coronet Theatre** – all performances of *Afterplay* (originally scheduled until 4 April) cancelled. Building to remain closed until further notice. Ticketholders encouraged to donate to the theatre.
**The Courtyard** – building closed until further notice. Ticketholders asked to donate.
**Southwark Playhouse** – performances for the next eight weeks cancelled. *The Last Five Years *and *Lipstick *cancelled. Also expected to affect *The Beast of Blue Yonder*, *Anything is Possible if You Think About it Hard Enough*, and *Five Characters in Search of a Good Night's Sleep*.
**The Barn Theatre** – current production of *Ben Hur* will run until the end of the week before the building shuts until further notice. It has launched a SAVE OUR BARN donations campaign via the website.
[**The Great Gatsby**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/350/gatsbys-mansion.aspx) – cancelled with immediate effect until further notice. Immersive LDN hopes to reopen in the summer.
**All Ambassador Theatre Group venues have suspended performances** with immediate effect in response to the Prime Minister's statement. Venues outside of the West End include:
- The Alexandra, Birmingham
- Aylesbury Waterside Theatre
- Bristol Hippodrome
- Edinburgh Playhouse
- Grand Opera House, York
- King's Theatre, Glasgow
- Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone
- Liverpool Empire
- Milton Keynes Theatre
- New Theatre, Oxford
- New Victoria Theatre, Woking
- New Wimbledon Theatre
- Opera House, Manchester
- Palace Theatre, Manchester
- Princess Theatre, Torquay
- Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent
- Rhoda McGaw Theatre, Woking
- Richmond Theatre
- Stockton Globe
- Sunderland Empire
- Swansea Arena
- Theatre Royal Brighton
- Theatre Royal Glasgow
- Victoria Hall, Stoke-on-Trent
[**Royal Shakespeare Company**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/tickets/royal-shakespeare-company) – all RSC venues and all venues that the RSC Company is performing at have closed indefinitely. Including activities at Stratford Theatres and at other UK theatres including *Matilda The Musical*, *Kunene and the King* and all of the RSC touring productions:
- *Kunene and the King*, scheduled to run at [**London's Ambassadors Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/58/ambassadors-theatre.aspx) until 28 March. Now suspended.
- [***Matilda The Musical***](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/1010/matilda-the-musical-tickets.aspx), booking at [**London's Cambridge Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/5/cambridge-theatre.aspx) until December 2020. Currently suspended until further notice.
- *Measure for Measure*, *As You Like It* and *The Taming of the Shrew*, scheduled to run at Newcastle Theatre Royal until 21 March and Grand Theatre Blackpool from 25 March to 4 April. Now suspended.
- *Tartuffe*, scheduled to run at Birmingham Repertory Theatre until 4 April. Now suspended.
**All SOLT (i.e. large West End) and UK Theatre member venues will close until further notice.**
**Chiswick Playhouse** – all activity suspended until 24 April.
**The Lowry** – *The Tina Turner Experience* cancelled after 16 March. Venue closed from 17 to 31 March.
**National Student Drama Festival** – NSDF 20 cancelled. All those planning to attend will be invited to NSDF21.
**Royal and Derngate** – venue will issue a full statement on 17 March to clarify its position going forward.
**VAULT Festival** – will shut down its final week of performances.
**Unicorn Theatre** – will shut down. Asking for donations. *Wild*, *Gulliver's Travels* and *Robotology* all cancelled.
**Bridge Theatre** – closed until July. *I Remember It Well* with Judi Dench and Gyles Brandreth and *The Southbury Child* cancelled.
**Boulevard Theatre** – theatre closed until further notice with all productions postponed.
**Gate Theatre** – remaining performances of *Trainers* cancelled. *Omeros*, scheduled to play from 7 to 30 May, may possible be affected.
**Royal Opera House** – shut down with all performances cancelled.
**Above the Stag** – closed until further notice.
**Riverside Studios** – final performance of *Love, Loss and Chianti* on 24 March rather than 27 May.
[**Bush Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/150/bush-theatre.aspx) – *The High Table* and *Collapsible* cancelled.
[**Soho Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/307/soho-theatre.aspx) – theatre closed and looking for alternative ways to keep the show going.
**Watford Palace Theatre** – *Talking Heads* cancelled. Originally scheduled to run until 29 March. April run of *Abigail's Party *postponed until 2021.
[**Lyric Hammersmith Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/132/lyric-hammersmith.aspx) – 16 March performance of *Love, Love, Love* cancelled. Awaiting further news.
[**Royal Court**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/67/royal-court-theatre.aspx) – spring work postponed. *Shoe Lady*, *Rare Earth Mettle*, *two Palestinians go dogging* and others to be reworked into future programming.
**Kiln Theatre** – *Pass Over* cancelled until 21 March but may continue after 23 March. Kiln cinema and cafe open as normal.
**Oxford Playhouse** – *The Flower* rescheduled to spring 2021.
**Park Theatre** – *La Cage Aux Folles [the Play]* cancelled. Future shows, including *Corpse!*, scheduled to run as planned.
**Capital Theatres, Edinburgh** – all March and April performances at the King's Theatre, Festival Theatre and The Studio cancelled under advice from the Scottish Government to cease all events with more than 500 people. Shows may be rescheduled for the autumn season.
**Young Vic** – *Nora: A Doll's House *cancelled. Venue remains open.
**Menier Chocolate Factory** – *Indecent* suspended until 13 April.
**Finborough Theatre** – *Not Quite Jerusalem* cancelled. *Hockey Mom, Hockey Dad* postponed to 2 to 27 February 2021. *Women Without Men* postponed to 11 August to 5 September.
**Arcola Theatre** – [**all performances suspended**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/news/londons-arcola-theatre-suspends-all-performances-until-further-notice) for the foreseeable future. Venue asking for donations as it is a charity organisation.
**Bunker Theatre** – Power Share takeover week of performances cancelled. Final week from 24 to 28 March to run as scheduled.
**The Turbine Theatre** – all performances until 18 April cancelled, including *#HonestAmy* (originally set to run from 24 March to 11 April).
[**Old Vic Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/60/old-vic-theatre.aspx) – *Endgame* starring **Daniel Radcliffe** and **Alan Cumming** cancelled. All other performances scheduled to go ahead as planned, with **Amy Herzog**'s [***4000 Miles***](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/4378/4000-miles-tickets.aspx) starring **Eileen Atkins** and **Timothée Chalamet **to open for previews on 6 April.
**Byre Theatre** – all performances at the St Andrews venue cancelled until 31 May. Cafe and building itself remain open for business. All private events to carry on as planned.
[**Charing Cross Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/124/charing-cross-theatre.aspx) – London premiere of [***Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike* postponed**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/news/london-premiere-of-vanya-and-sonia-and-masha-and-spike-postponed). Originally scheduled to open on 21 March and run as part of the [**London Climate Change Festival**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/news/first-climate-change-festival-in-london-to-be-held-in-spring-2020-at-the-charing-cross-theatre) until 16 May.
**Storyhouse** – the Chester venue has postponed two summer productions to the autumn. *Antigone* and new musical *Brewster's Millions* to run in the autumn instead of in May.
### List of postponed shows and SOLT West End venues that have shut until further notice
Here is a list of affected SOLT West End venues and on-going shows that have been temporarily shut and postponed:
[***& Juliet***](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/3998/juliet-tickets.aspx) – [**Shaftesbury Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/74/shaftesbury-theatre.aspx)
[***9 to 5 The Musical***](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/3321/9-to-5-the-musical-tickets.aspx) – [**Savoy Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/73/savoy-theatre.aspx)
[***Blithe Spirit***](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/842/blithe-spirit-tickets.aspx) – [**Duke of York's Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/30/duke-of-yorks-theatre.aspx)
[***City of Angels***](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/4356/city-of-angels-tickets.aspx) – [**Garrick Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/32/garrick-theatre.aspx)
[***Come From Away***](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/3235/come-from-away-tickets.aspx) – [**Phoenix Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/2/phoenix-theatre.aspx)
[***Dear Evan Hansen***](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/3106/dear-evan-hansen-tickets.aspx) – [**Noël Coward Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/108/noel-coward-theatre.aspx)
*[**Endgame**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/204/endgame-tickets.aspx) *– [**The Old Vic**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/60/old-vic-theatre.aspx)
[***Everybody's Talking About Jamie***](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/2756/everybodys-talking-about-jamie-tickets.aspx) – [**Apollo Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/1/apollo-theatre.aspx)
*[**Hamilton**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/2352/hamilton-tickets.aspx) *– [**Victoria Palace Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/7/victoria-palace-theatre.aspx)
*Harry Potter and the Cursed Child* – Palace Theatre
*[**Kunene and the King**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/4298/kunene-and-the-king-tickets.aspx) *– [**Ambassadors Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/58/ambassadors-theatre.aspx)
*[**Leopoldstadt**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/4201/leopoldstadt-tickets.aspx) *– [**Wyndham's Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/27/wyndhams-theatre.aspx)
*[**Les Misérables**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/197/les-miserables-tickets.aspx) *– [**Sondheim Theatre (formerly Queen's Theatre)**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/66/sondheim-theatre.aspx)
[***Magic Goes Wrong***](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/4046/magic-goes-wrong-tickets.aspx) – [**Vaudeville Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/80/vaudeville-theatre.aspx)
*[**Mamma Mia!**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/1017/mamma-mia-tickets.aspx) *– [**Novello Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/76/novello-theatre.aspx)
[***Mary Poppins***](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/198/mary-poppins-tickets.aspx) – [**Prince Edward Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/10/prince-edward-theatre.aspx)
[***Matilda***](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/1010/matilda-the-musical-tickets.aspx) – Cambridge Theatre
*[**On Blueberry Hill**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/4409/on-blueberry-hill-tickets.aspx) *– [**Trafalgar Studios 1**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/17/trafalgar-studios.aspx)
[***Only Fools and Horses The Musical***](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/3233/only-fools-and-horses-tickets.aspx) – [**Theatre Royal Haymarket**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/24/theatre-royal-haymarket.aspx)
[***Pretty Woman***](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/4042/pretty-woman-tickets.aspx) – [**Piccadilly Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/12/piccadilly-theatre.aspx)
*Shoe Lady* – Royal Court (Jerwood Theatre Downstairs)
[***Sleepless***](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/4383/sleepless-a-musical-romance-tickets.aspx) – [**Troubadour Wembley Park**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/335/troubadour-wembley-park-theatre.aspx)
[***The Book of Mormon***](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/990/the-book-of-mormon-tickets.aspx) – [**Prince of Wales Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/6/prince-of-wales-theatre.aspx)
[***The Comedy About a Bank Robbery***](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/2195/the-comedy-about-a-bank-robbery-tickets.aspx) – [**Criterion Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/19/criterion-theatre.aspx)
*[**The Lion King**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/9/the-lion-king-tickets.aspx) *– [**Lyceum Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/9/lyceum-theatre.aspx)
*[**The Mousetrap**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/27/the-mousetrap-tickets.aspx) *– [**St Martin's Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/25/st-martins-theatre.aspx)
*[**The Phantom of the Opera**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/13/phantom-of-the-opera-tickets.aspx) *– [**Her Majesty's Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/13/her-majestys-theatre.aspx)
[***The Play That Goes Wrong***](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/1520/the-play-that-goes-wrong-tickets.aspx) – [**Duchess Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/50/duchess-theatre.aspx)
[***The Prince of Egypt***](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/4025/the-prince-of-egypt-tickets.aspx) – [**The Dominion Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/16/dominion-theatre.aspx)
*[**The Seagull**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/4414/the-seagull-tickets.aspx) *– [**Playhouse Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/96/playhouse-theatre.aspx)
[***The Upstart Crow***](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/4290/the-upstart-crow-tickets.aspx) – [**Gielgud Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/22/gielgud-theatre.aspx)
[***The Woman in Black***](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/189/the-woman-in-black-tickets.aspx) – [**Fortune Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/52/fortune-theatre.aspx)
*[**Thriller Live**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/666/thriller-live-tickets.aspx) *– [**Lyric Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/56/lyric-theatre.aspx)
*[**TINA**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/2589/tina-the-tina-turner-musical-tickets.aspx) *– [**Aldwych Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/18/aldwych-theatre.aspx)
[***Uncle Vanya***](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/4343/uncle-vanya-tickets.aspx) – [**Harold Pinter Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/26/harold-pinter-theatre.aspx)
Various – [**Barbican**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/134/barbican.aspx)
Various – National Theatre
Various – Royal Opera House
Various – [**Sadler's Wells**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/72/sadlers-wells.aspx)
Various – Shakespeare's Globe
[***Waitress The Musical***](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/3309/waitress-tickets.aspx) – [**Adelphi**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/3/adelphi-theatre.aspx)
[***Wicked***](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/384/wicked-tickets.aspx) – [**Apollo Victoria**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/85/apollo-victoria-theatre.aspx)